QUEEN ELIZABETH II once admitted how "uncomfortable" she felt moments before she would become head of the British monarchy, an unearthed interview with Her Majesty has exposed.

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The Queen took on her role during an emotional ceremony at Westminster Abbey, London, in June, 1953. At the time, she was only 25 years old and took over from her father George VI who passed away four months earlier. But she once recalled the exact moment that left her “uncomfortable” during that special day more than 60 years ago.

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Speaking on ITV’s ‘Inside the Crown: Secrets of the Royals’ in January, Mr Hardman said: “The Queen and Prince Philip were given this chalet in the Australian state of Victoria where they could spend the weekends and it basically a place for time out.”

Mr Hardman added: “It was a fairly idyllic hideaway and they had forgotten that they were being filmed by a Commonwealth broadcasting unit.

“Suddenly the door of this chalet opened and the cameraman thought ‘well we’re starting’ so turned on the camera and started filming.

“At which point out ran the Duke of Edinburgh and this flying tennis racquet, a pair of shoes and a rather angry Queen.